American Idol, Semi Finals Group 2. What an interesting night! Some of my Top 12 picks faltered and some of my previous top 12 pics that I gave up on, came back and showed me I may have made a mistake taking them off my list. Let's take a peek shall we?
Jasmine Murray - I struggled after Hollywood week on whether or not I should include her in my Final 12 picks. I, personally, never cared for her nasally singing and I felt she had no personality. However, she was one of the "pimped" contestants and I figured the exposure alone would propel her into the Finals. Then, she sang tonight and I was reminded why I did not like her. She has no idea how to pick the right song for herself.... "Love Song"?? No, I knew from the moment the title was announced it was a mistake, and I was right. Her exposure may not be enough to get her past this week, or at least I don't think it should.
Matt Giraud - One of my top picks to make it to the Finals...LOVE his voice. However, as soon as I heard "Viva..." I knew he was screwed. Although I did hear him put his own "stank" on the song, it was not enough to overcome the fact that this was not a song for him, or anyone, to do. I was sad to see this and HOPE America voted based on the Matt Giraud they know and have seen previously. Scared for his safety tonight. We may have to see him brought back as a Wildcard.
Jeanine Vailes - Ok, this is the girl we knew NOTHING about going into the Semi's and I was hoping she might be a "surprise" that the producers were hiding from us...and I think they were hoping that too. However, Jeanine, although a sweet girl with a great personality, totally and completely oversang that song. It was all over the place. She tried WAY to hard and she even admitted it when she said she was trying to make up for none camera time. You tried too hard my dear. It's a shame, she seems cool and I feel her pain at being 28, doing it for 14 years, etc but that fact alone should have given her the wisdom to choose the right song for herself. Too bad.
Norman Gentle - I LOVE this guy and am completely entertained the entire time he is on the screen. Usually, his voice is good so the schtick is not over the top in combination. However, he dropped a few major notes and even he knew he had messed up. Will his entertainment value outweigh other contestnats vocal talents to earn him a spot in the Final 12?? One never knows...
Allison Iraheta - Ok, not much known about this girl, maybe a previous few seconds in other episodes but this is our first full feature. Could her interview with Ryan in the red room be anymore awkward and, quite honestly, annoying?? Stop with the facial ticks and spit out an answer that is a complete sentence!! UGH!! Please make it stop! Anywho...I LOVE "Alone"...I will never forget Carrie Underwood owning every second of this song when she performed it on her season...I digress. Anyway, in comparison to her predecessors, Allison is not bad, but too screamy. I am not as impressed as the judges are with her. There were moments in the song where she sounded like she had blew out her voice...this is only 1 minute and 20 seconds Allison, reign it back some sister! I don't know what her chances might be just yet. Doesn't she seem much older than 16?? Like a 60 year old lady who has smoked A LOT of cigarettes?? Maybe she has had a hard first 16 years of life, I dunno.
Kris Allen - Another fairly unknown. I was like "Oh crap" when they said he was singing an MJ song...leave MJ alone people!!! However, his performance was not half bad. You could tell her lost a little control of his vocals near the end when he looked at someone he knew in the audience. I totally caught his "break" in the performance at that moment (most of you prob have no idea what I am talking about...it's ok though, I do. LOL) Anyway, not a bad performance overall, but I doubt it is enough to get him past this round.
Megan Korkrey - This was one of my favorite girls when I saw her in her audition city and she was in my Final 12 picks right up until the last second when I blogged and posted my predictions with her being replaced by a Stevie Right or AnneMarie. I figured her obscurity in the Hollywood rounds would screw her when it came time for the Semi's. HOWEVER, she did a great job!! I was so excited when I heard her song choice, that was the first RIGHT pick ofthe night! She is really cute, quirky, with a little innocent edge. I like her a lot. I hope she makes it on. She may have to come back as a Wildcard pick though.
Matt Brietzke - Nice voice, boring performance. Oh yeah and we already have Michael Sarver so we don't need a duplicate in the Final 12. Sorry. Next.
Jessica Langseth - Ok, this girls looks in the previous times we saw her in Hollywood put me off, but her vocals tonight were nice! No, she did not pick a "rangey" song, but it was a good enough song to show off her smooth vocal skills. I liked her. There is something about her that draws you in. I bet she can be a real biotch behind the scenes. She was also recently outed with having been busted for a DUI after Hollywood week was over. Hmmmm, will that effect her chances?
Kai Kalama - Boring. Annoying facial expressions. Blah. Nice meeting you Kai. Moving on...
Mishovanna Henson - Saw her once or twice in Hollywood and what not. "Drops of Jupiter"....yikes I am nervous...but not for long. By far the best female vocals of the night. I could totally hear her on the radio right now. She is commercial and has a relevant voice for these times. Seriously, the judges did not give her enough credit for her performance. THis was one potentially bad song choice that sorta worked for her. I'm sending her some mad love in the voting right now.
Adam Lambert (aka "Elvis Jr" to me) - Ok, this kid can SANG. I was nervous about his song choice too but he worked it out. Let me also state for the record that I commented in my head (and possibly outloud) while watching that his ability to fluxuate between octaves with effortless ease is incredible WAY before Kara made the comment. Glad she acknowledged it though, because it deserves to be recognized. I agree with her too, totally a little Steven Tyler in his voice. Loved it!
Ok, tomorrow night is going to be an interesting results show. For the most past, this group was more on the same level than that of last week's. Not as many horrific performances in this group but a lot of mediocre, aside from a select few. So, my original predictions before tonight's show was:
Adam
Jasmine
Matt
However, after watching the performances I am going with:
Adam
Allison
Matt
Although, I would prefer to see Mishovanna go in place of Allison I think the judges rave reviews and Paula's comparison of Allison to Kelly Clarkson may have secured her spot in the Final 12. Also, the only upset to my predictions could be Norman Gentle getting the 3rd spot instead of Matt. Like I said, tomorrow night will be interesting. I wonder if they will have the last 2 contestants standing be Matt and Norman to see who gets the 3rd spot (a la Danny versus Tatiana of last week).
Until then my friendly Idolators!
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